Tak silap saya GBP1 = RM6, jadi... GBP70m=RM6*GBP70m = RM420m =
RM420,000,000. Boleh beli 2,500,000 unit rumah yang berharga RM168,000.
Nanti kalau pergi UK, boleh le tumpang rumah Tengku!!
----- Original Message ----- > From BBC News 04/07/2001
>
> The Sultan of Malaysia has been confirmed as the buyer of Britain's
most
> expensive house, which has been sold for a staggering
GBP70m.
>
> Crown Prince Abdullah inspected his palatial 30
bedroom, 24 bathroom home,
> in Windlesham, Surrey, for the first time
on Monday, the Malaysian High
> Commission said.
>
> There
had been speculation that the property - which boasts a cinema,
>
shooting gallery and five swimming pools - had been sold to the
>
billionaire crown prince of Dubai.
>
> Updown Court's features
> 28-seat cinema
> Five swimming pools
> 30 luxury
apartments
> 24 bathrooms
> 30 toilets
> All-weather
football pitch
> Two bowling alleys
> Floodlit tennis courts
>
> The sultan, a polo fanatic who plays with his friend the
Prince of Wales,
> is thought to have bought the mansion as his own team
often competes at
> the nearby Queen's Guard Polo Club in Windsor.
>
> The architect of the Georgian neo-classical style mansion,
John Scholz the
> Third, has said it will be used as a diplomatic
property, as well as a
> personal residence.
>
> Property
consultant Neil Mackwood, of 08004homes.com, said: "Updown Court
> has
obviously captured the imagination of the prince.
>
> "Its size
and grandeur are like something from a fairytale."
>
> The
project at the site, 25 miles away from central London, has taken
>
three years to complete. The estate has doubled in size over the last
two
> years.
>
> It is thought the property will cost 1m a
year to maintain.
